North Santiam Park And Campground

Featured amenities

Pet Friendly
Picnic Table
Fire Pit

About North Santiam Park And Campground

North Santiam County Park plays host to some of the most beautiful riverfront in the area. It is one of the finest steelhead fishing spots on the North Santiam River. The pet-friendly primitive campground and day-use facilities including a group picnic shelter, restrooms with flush toilets, and drinking fountains, make it accessible for both short visits and longer stays. Primitive boat launching facilities provide easy river access for boating. Picnic tables dot the grass, making North Santiam County Park a great place to stop to stretch and eat a picnic lunch. The group picnic shelter is reservable. Hiking trails show the beauty of the large old-growth trees and the river. Due to the 2020 wildfires, some parts of the park provide limited shade.

Activities & Attractions

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Boating

Boating

Spring Summer Fall
Fishing

Fishing

Year-round
Hiking

Hiking

Year-round

Campground Amenities

Most popular amenities

Pet friendly
Picnic Table
Fire Pit
Cooking and Fire

Cooking and Fire

  • Picnic Table
  • Fire Pit
Pets and Policies

Pets and Policies

  • Pet friendly
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Reviews (5)

What Guests Are Saying

North Santiam Park and Campground offers a pleasant camping experience with a clean bathroom, accessible facilities, and a lovely river for swimming and wading. The park is smaller, providing a cozy atmosphere, and the hosts are attentive, though some guests found them overly strict about check-out times. Overall, visitors appreciate the beautiful surroundings and the opportunity to relax under starry skies.

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Dee Dee

Dee Dee

October 28, 2025

5

The River is next to the camping areas. There is a small area where someone put rocks around a very shallow part of the river next to the bank where kids could wade. There is a covered area with two electrical outlets and a counter top. The bathroom was clean and easy to reach. There is a handicap accessible campsite to use. I could probably push a stroller down the trails, unsure if a wheelchair would work??. The handicap accessible site is very easy to reach. There were people swimming and boating on the river. There are not a lot of campsites, but it was a very nice smaller park. One of the trails was closed off because they were making improvements. I would definitely go and visit again. The parking lot is a nice size for such a smaller park/campsite.

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Kharma

Kharma

September 20, 2025

5

Camped 2 nights in September. It's a tried and true old favorite. Ron and Cathy are wonderful and the starry skies sooth the tangled mind.

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matthew beckner

matthew beckner

September 1, 2025

2

Definitely a cute place to camp but my group definitely was quite bothered by the camp hosts. They were at our campsite at 11 on the dot telling us we had to be out because other people would be there (I’m still at the park at almost 4pm and no one is there still) then when we went to warm up some hotdogs at an empty campsite they came over and told us that we couldn’t because we didn’t reserve the spot and that someone would be there soon…. There’s still not. I’ve never been at a campsite where the hosts were so strict. Not to mention it’s Labor Day… no one is coming out to camp today… everyone who wanted to camp for the weekend is already out or been out.

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Joshawon Stice

Joshawon Stice

March 18, 2020

5

Great park, camping available plenty of spots. Plenty of room for activities and you can fish. The water is shallow enough to let the kids play, iit does have bigger rounds rocks on the bed so you'd have to keep shoes on. Good tails to walk on

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andrew jefferson

andrew jefferson

April 20, 2019

5

I love this little park. It's quiet has a ton of parking, clean bathrooms lots of picnic tables open to the public (for free) there's a couple of campsites (pay) awesome river access, trails and a large covered area. Unfortunately, and this kills me it caught on fire about a month ago and isn't open yet. I don't know the extent of the damage but i know that access is denied into the park at this time. So be patient and when it does reopen check it out

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Location North Santiam Park And Campground

Address:
25000 Santiam Park Road Southeast
Lyons, OR, 97358
United States

Highway access

The campground is on Santiam Park Road Southeast. Oregon Route 22 (OR-22) is near and Interstate 5 (I-5) is within regional access, providing additional regional access.

Latitude & Longitude: 44.7697 / -122.564

Elevation: 225 feet

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Last updated: July 8, 2026